DJ Bio

Rocking the backyard?

Once upon a time, not long ago...

The story of White Mike is a long and mildly interesting one. No stranger to the entertainment industry, Mike earned his reputation as a performer at a very young age. As a dogged competitor on the youth beauty pageant circuit, by the age of 11, White Mike had already been named to Pretty Boy Magazine's "Hot 8 under 8," crowned Little Lord Fancypants at the 1989 Shokegan County Fair and won a role in an afterschool special in which he played a pre-pubescent boy coming to terms with his father's homosexuality. Following this, the pressures of show business proved a destructive force in young White Mike's life, if only briefly, and he entered what could accurately be labeled a "fat phase" At this point, he was relegated to status as the poster boy for a public health campaign to promote awareness of the dangers of childhood obesity (commonly known as the "Fat Chance Campaign").

Always a rabid fan of music and public appreciation, Mike bought two turntables and a mixer during his sophomore year in college and began spreading his love for a vast range of music (from German Microhouse to German Hardhouse) to unsuspecting party-goers at his school's events. Then performing under the moniker Anglo Jackson, Mike's parties became legendary for their ability to bring together diverse groups of young people (typically Germans) to dance to his celebrated sets. The "Nighty Nights," as his weekly parties were called, often featured the spectacle of exotic animals and burning objects (sometimes in combination). During his senior year at Neumont University (Get Your Degree in One Year! Visit www.neumont.edu), Mike was voted into the position of Minister of Culture and, during his one-year reign, primarily devoted his budget to the purchase of exotic animals and burning objects.

After graduating with honors, White Mike moved to Tangiers to "find himself." This was accomplished by growing a beard, holing up in a hotel for 2 years and regularly testing his body's tolerance for toxicity. Mike passed the test and also took up writing. His hobby became a passion and he produced powerful pieces that chronicled his double-life of junky by day and DJ/junky by night. Writing under the pseudonym Mike Honcho, White Mike published several critically acclaimed novels including Rocky Zero: Bounty Hunter and Nice Girls Don't Explode. A egregious misreading of his contract left Mike pennyless despite the success of his work and he gave up writing, swearing never to pick up a pen again.

After this experience, White Mike returned to his life's calling: DJing. For the past year, White Mike has been working to establish himself on the San Francisco club scene and is quickly emerging as a rising star. Mike was recently the feature DJ at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall during their Gerald Ford Remembrance ceremony, which many attendees considered a legendary booty bass/electrohouse set. White Mike can be seen at events and clubs around the City, including his residency at SF's 817 Oak.

(to listen to sample mixes, please visit White Mike's homepage at www.whitemikesf.com and click on "Downloads")